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not to give the u.n. the power to control the internet can you tell us more about this well us certainly liz we've had in september we've seen the senate. a resolution begging really for the u.s. government to not let the this you one body control the internet and try to bring into force any sort of documents like this and yesterday we saw the u.s. house of representatives vote unanimously for a resolution asking the u.s. government to not let the u.n. have control over the internet three hundred ninety seven votes against zero but you know some people are saying that while congress is saying oh we just want to make sure the internet is free their excuse is you know the internet has to be free from government control critics are saying let's look at the bigger picture it's quite likely that congress is more interested in not letting any sort of international body get involved in something that it could have power by itself at home and the i to you has been saying to the u.s. relax this is really something
not to give the u.n. the power to control the internet can you tell us more about this well us certainly liz we've had in september we've seen the senate. a resolution begging really for the u.s. government to not let the this you one body control the internet and try to bring into force any sort of documents like this and yesterday we saw the u.s. house of representatives vote unanimously for a resolution asking the u.s. government to not let the u.n. have control over the internet three...
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the palestinians say the u.n. backing will strengthen their hand, but israel says it will make talks every tougher. >> the truth is when the party is over and the people wake up tomorrow morning, they'll see nothing has changed. reality on the ground remains as is. the only way forward is not meaningless theatre at the united nations, the only way forward is to have meaningful peace talks. >> reporter: both israel and the u.s. suffered a huge blow diplomatically. >> a treaty that fulfills the aspirations of the palestinian people is through jerusalem and ramallah, not new york. we made it very clear to the palestinian leadership -- you know i met with president abbas last week -- that we oppose palestinian efforts to upgrade their status at the u.n., outside of the framework of negotiations to achieve a two-state solution. >> reporter: for now, nothing has really changed, but it could give palestinians some clout, if they take israelis to the international criminal court. it could also force the question of the fa
the palestinians say the u.n. backing will strengthen their hand, but israel says it will make talks every tougher. >> the truth is when the party is over and the people wake up tomorrow morning, they'll see nothing has changed. reality on the ground remains as is. the only way forward is not meaningless theatre at the united nations, the only way forward is to have meaningful peace talks. >> reporter: both israel and the u.s. suffered a huge blow diplomatically. >> a treaty...
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the fighting continues, but in damascus, u.n. special envoy lakhdar brahimi continues his pursuit for peace. >> we have reason to hope that the meetings will have a positive outcome. we do hope so. >> for now, syrians can only hope for peace. opposition activists say the conflict has now killed more than 45,000 people, most of them civilians. as 2012 draws to a close, no end to the violence in sight. >> in afghanistan, a suicide bomber has killed at least three people at a u.s. military base. >> the man blew up a car packed with explosives. police say at least six others were injured. the taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack, which came just days after a shooting inside police headquarters. the egyptian president has signed into law a controversial new constitution after official confirmation should a clear majority for the document in a referendum. >> morsi is due to address parliament on saturday after appointing 90 members to the senate. >> critics say the new basic law is islamist and undemocratic. >> the opposit
the fighting continues, but in damascus, u.n. special envoy lakhdar brahimi continues his pursuit for peace. >> we have reason to hope that the meetings will have a positive outcome. we do hope so. >> for now, syrians can only hope for peace. opposition activists say the conflict has now killed more than 45,000 people, most of them civilians. as 2012 draws to a close, no end to the violence in sight. >> in afghanistan, a suicide bomber has killed at least three people at a...
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>>trace: thank you from the u.n., jonathan. a soldier's fight to keep custody of his five-year-old daughter has now reached the nation's highest court. his estranged wife is from scotland. when the united states deported her last year she won the right to take their daughter to scotland under an international treaty. today, the case is before the united states supreme court in what could be a landmark ruling for military parents. now live from washington, dc. what options does the father have at this point? >>guest: not many. he lost the initial decision that sent his daughter to scotland he tried to appeal but the courts in the united states said they have no jurisdiction. she is gone. his only option is to try to fight for her in the scottish legal system. he refused to give up vowing to get to our highest court as quickly as possible. he was there today. >> this is my little girl. when i said goodbye to her, october 12, i said i would do everything i could. today, people listened. >>guest: he had the justices' ear and he kno
>>trace: thank you from the u.n., jonathan. a soldier's fight to keep custody of his five-year-old daughter has now reached the nation's highest court. his estranged wife is from scotland. when the united states deported her last year she won the right to take their daughter to scotland under an international treaty. today, the case is before the united states supreme court in what could be a landmark ruling for military parents. now live from washington, dc. what options does the father...
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. >> when they go after the u.n. ambassador, apparently because they think she's an easy target, then they've got a problem with me. >> reporter: but today, in a phone conversation with the president, rice bowed out. >> i didn't want to see a confirmation process that was very prolonged, very politicized, very distracting, and very disruptive. >> reporter: president obama accepted her withdrawal and said her decision demonstrates the strength of her character and an admirable commitment to rise above the politics of the moment to put our national interests first. >>> just as the highest tides of the year reached the bay area today, the so-called king tides swallowed up beaches all along the shoreline. in some spots, the water rushed right into town. the tides hit their peak around midmorning. in some areas, water rose by just a couple inches. in other areas, it was up by several feet. we found a business scrambling to stack sand bags. >> it's been coming in incredibly fast. >> it's amazing. it's coming up really, rea
. >> when they go after the u.n. ambassador, apparently because they think she's an easy target, then they've got a problem with me. >> reporter: but today, in a phone conversation with the president, rice bowed out. >> i didn't want to see a confirmation process that was very prolonged, very politicized, very distracting, and very disruptive. >> reporter: president obama accepted her withdrawal and said her decision demonstrates the strength of her character and an...
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u.n. officials believe syrian forces acting at or near airfields in syria have loaded deadly sarin gas into bombs. the u.s. has warned syria about using chemical weapons against rebels. >>> john mcafee has been arrested in guatemala, accused of entering the country illegally. guatemalan officials are considering sending him back to belize, where police want to question him about the murder of his american neighbor. >>> history was made overnight in washington state. same-sex marriage now legal. couples lining up to be the first to get licenses. and buying small amounts of pot is no longer against the law. >>> showers from portland to seattle. >>> and finally, from us, a major coup for some radio deejays, pretending to be the queen. they managed, somehow, to get a call through to kate middleton's nurse at the hospital where she is staying. >> this is crazy. so, where does this rank in terms of recent celebrity pranks? abc's david wright takes a look. >> hello? good morning, king edward vii
u.n. officials believe syrian forces acting at or near airfields in syria have loaded deadly sarin gas into bombs. the u.s. has warned syria about using chemical weapons against rebels. >>> john mcafee has been arrested in guatemala, accused of entering the country illegally. guatemalan officials are considering sending him back to belize, where police want to question him about the murder of his american neighbor. >>> history was made overnight in washington state. same-sex...
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on that matter the u.n. ambassador susan rice is considered a likely choice to replace secretary clinton. today president obama expressed confidence in her despite strong opposition from some in the g.o.p. more on that coming up inside fox report. meantime, bloomberg news is reporting after an interview with the president that he is considering the vogue editor and chief for ambassador to either the united kingdom or france. those are the kind of alabamaships that go to big donors she has been one of the top political supporters and fundraiser. asked jay carney about this report today he neither confirmed or denied. the nfl player who murdered his girlfriend and then killed himself apparently spent some time before the crime at another woman's apartment. details on that and what his own mother says she saw him do on the day that ended in blood. and word police here in new york city have now caught the suspect who is accused of pushing somebody right in front of a subway. and wait until you hear where they fo
on that matter the u.n. ambassador susan rice is considered a likely choice to replace secretary clinton. today president obama expressed confidence in her despite strong opposition from some in the g.o.p. more on that coming up inside fox report. meantime, bloomberg news is reporting after an interview with the president that he is considering the vogue editor and chief for ambassador to either the united kingdom or france. those are the kind of alabamaships that go to big donors she has been...
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we should be telling the u.n. and not the other way around how to ensure dignity and respect for the disabled. effectively saying nobody tells the united states what to do. it sets a very dangerous precedent perhaps for other things. okay. that sounded legitimate until it came out that that's not what the treaty suggests. senator kerry was mincing absolutely no words in saying that rick santorum doesn't know what he's talking about. here he is on "the situation room" yesterday. >> i have great respect for both rick and his wife, karen, and their daughter and he's a strong family man. he either hasn't read the treaty or doesn't understand it or he was just not factual in what he said because the united nations has absolutely zero, zero, i mean zero ability to order or to tell or to -- they can suggest. they have no legal capacity to tell the united states to do anything under this treaty. nothing. >> and yet the treaty was struck down. senator kerry was referring there as well to rick santorum's daughter, bella. se
we should be telling the u.n. and not the other way around how to ensure dignity and respect for the disabled. effectively saying nobody tells the united states what to do. it sets a very dangerous precedent perhaps for other things. okay. that sounded legitimate until it came out that that's not what the treaty suggests. senator kerry was mincing absolutely no words in saying that rick santorum doesn't know what he's talking about. here he is on "the situation room" yesterday....
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over the weekend the regime told the u.n. it would not use those weapons on civilians. officials say syria is suspected of having the third largest stockpile of chemical weapons after the united states and russia. the situation is just one topic being discussed by world leaders and a meeting of the foreign ministers, 40,000 men and women and children have recorded killed in syria during uprising. now, live from washington. are the united states officials commenting that the government has used the chemical weapons? >>reporter: reporters were told they do not have evidence of this but video uploaded by the syrian opposition and impossible to independently verify by fox, claims to show the use of the chemical weapons by assad regime. this fire which allegedly produces toxic smoke began after a tank was unloaded by a syrian jet over rebel-held territory. another video could not be authenticated showed gear confiscate by the opposition. the israeli around to the united states responded that the israelis have intelligence assets monitoring the stockpiles. >> syria has a very
over the weekend the regime told the u.n. it would not use those weapons on civilians. officials say syria is suspected of having the third largest stockpile of chemical weapons after the united states and russia. the situation is just one topic being discussed by world leaders and a meeting of the foreign ministers, 40,000 men and women and children have recorded killed in syria during uprising. now, live from washington. are the united states officials commenting that the government has used...
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live from vallejo i'm tara moriarty. >>> u.n. ambassador susan rice has a private meeting with president obama this afternoon at the white house. a day after she announced she is no longer in the running for secretary of state. in a letter to the president, rice says she is withdrawing her name from consideration in order to avoid a lengthy disruptive conformation process. some republicans criticize rice for not depicting the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya as terrorism. rice will remain a key member of his cabinet. john kerry is considered the front runner for secretary of state. kerry is known as a foreign policy expert. he's expected that he would face little opposition from his fellow senators during conformation. >>> your time is 5:36. police in oakland and san francisco want to get guns off the streets and they are buying them back. those two police departments will be holding a gun buy back tomorrow from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.. it's for oakland and san francisco residents only. now in oakland the gun drop offs can b
live from vallejo i'm tara moriarty. >>> u.n. ambassador susan rice has a private meeting with president obama this afternoon at the white house. a day after she announced she is no longer in the running for secretary of state. in a letter to the president, rice says she is withdrawing her name from consideration in order to avoid a lengthy disruptive conformation process. some republicans criticize rice for not depicting the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya as terrorism. rice...
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u.n. ambassador susan rice is out as the next secretary of state. so who will replace hillary clinton? and a former united states marine locked up in mexico. >> right when he crossed the border. still, the mexican police put him behind bars for carrying a gun and they have left him locked up for months. >> he is tough. somebody is making extortion demands and that say it's time to bring their son home. software mogul john mcafee on the run from the law now back in the united states and as usual he has plenty to say. >> i don't think anybody thinks i murdered my neighbor, except you, the press. >> i have tons of evidence about the corruption, the harassment. if you ever ever tasted guatemala jail food it's not very nice and i would like some sushi. >> harris: after that whole heart attack thing yeah, mcafee has a confession about that. >> the plot against hot star justin bieber. word of a plan that involves kidnapping. multiple murder and castration by shears. >> racing a horse. wait until you see how it ended. i'm harris faulkner in tonight for shep
u.n. ambassador susan rice is out as the next secretary of state. so who will replace hillary clinton? and a former united states marine locked up in mexico. >> right when he crossed the border. still, the mexican police put him behind bars for carrying a gun and they have left him locked up for months. >> he is tough. somebody is making extortion demands and that say it's time to bring their son home. software mogul john mcafee on the run from the law now back in the united states...
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the u.n. peace chief said it won't happen until 2013. that may be too far away to make the difference needed. >>> it is been 489 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. a report says businesses added 118,000 private sector ads in november. >>> and now, hillary for president. 66% of all women and even 23% of republicans give another clinton run the nod. now, she say said she isn't doing to run, but her actions may speak louder than those words. maureen dowd notes she has gathering up the suspects, making speeches about israel, solidifying relationships with democrats in washington. tonight, donna brazile and david frum, former speech writer for george w. bush. donna, you know hillary clinton and you know her so well. the poll numbers look pretty stunning, but you know, it's easy to talk about something in the hypothetical, then someone runs and people start finding out all kinds of bad things about you. what do you think? first of all, there are 1,422 days until the next big presidential election. >> who's counting, donna? >> i'm
the u.n. peace chief said it won't happen until 2013. that may be too far away to make the difference needed. >>> it is been 489 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. a report says businesses added 118,000 private sector ads in november. >>> and now, hillary for president. 66% of all women and even 23% of republicans give another clinton run the nod. now, she say said she isn't doing to run, but her actions may speak louder than those words. maureen dowd notes she...
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and the marketplace perceive that as something that will lead to economic growth in the united states u.n. absolutely see the individual investor get back and think aggressively. they're waiting and watching. liz: we have got to talk about perfect that you are now a coach again. you went back to your dream job, your coaching in coastal carolina. i love the cover of the book that has been written about you, it shows a guy with a briefcase heading back on to the field. what has that been like for you? what has the journey like? >> the journey itself for me has always been as much as i love football, what always impacted me most in the business world was the impact you might be able to have on others and for me it is about an 18 to 22-year-old boy learning to be a man and stand on his own two feet and a accept responsibility for himself and understand the needs to learn the consequences of his actions, helping him with his wife when football or college is over with. have an impact like that, i can't imagine another field of endeavor that is more rewarding than having that kind of impact on t
and the marketplace perceive that as something that will lead to economic growth in the united states u.n. absolutely see the individual investor get back and think aggressively. they're waiting and watching. liz: we have got to talk about perfect that you are now a coach again. you went back to your dream job, your coaching in coastal carolina. i love the cover of the book that has been written about you, it shows a guy with a briefcase heading back on to the field. what has that been like for...
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u.n. secretary general ban ki moon visited this refugee camp in jordan, this is yesterday, and or own cnn's ivan watson is in a sprawling refugee camp on the border with turkey. >> reporter: we're in a camp of around 7,000 syrians on the edge of syria. these people, some of them have been waiting a month, two months to be allowed into turkey. turkey says its refugee camps are full right now. these people have been supplied tents. they get about two meals, hot meals, a day, but everybody here complains that the water is seeping into their tents, and none of these tents really have heat either, so you can see how people are trying to heat up their tea and water, making fires right outside these shelters. now, this is just a fraction of the hoards of people who have been displaced by the conflict in syria. we don't really know the numbers of displaced people inside syria. the united nations says close to half a million have been pushed outside of the country to neighboring countries, like ira
u.n. secretary general ban ki moon visited this refugee camp in jordan, this is yesterday, and or own cnn's ivan watson is in a sprawling refugee camp on the border with turkey. >> reporter: we're in a camp of around 7,000 syrians on the edge of syria. these people, some of them have been waiting a month, two months to be allowed into turkey. turkey says its refugee camps are full right now. these people have been supplied tents. they get about two meals, hot meals, a day, but everybody...
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several nations and the u.n. secretary general have repeatedly warned that this is a potential threat and repeatedly warn president assad not to go through it here. >> shepard: there is another thought and dangerous one that assad is just playing a game. >> the idea that he is finally completely desperate. is he realizing finally that he is now surrounded by the rebels in damascus. they are getting closer and closer to it ousting him. that ouster, if he stays there, would end in his death. so, this might be a final negotiating employee on the -- ploy on the part of president assad with the international community. listen. >> another way to look at it though, he wants russia and others to notice he is taking this potentially suicidal step in the hopes of one last diplomatic solution that so far he has been against. but he may now sees a his only hope. so maybe if russia is persuaded that assad is on the doorstep of defeat or suicide for that matter, effective suicide, that russia will finally help us do a deal to
several nations and the u.n. secretary general have repeatedly warned that this is a potential threat and repeatedly warn president assad not to go through it here. >> shepard: there is another thought and dangerous one that assad is just playing a game. >> the idea that he is finally completely desperate. is he realizing finally that he is now surrounded by the rebels in damascus. they are getting closer and closer to it ousting him. that ouster, if he stays there, would end in his...
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as you know, russia has blocked action against al assad at the u.n., but some have speculate that had moscow may be considering a different aprove. i mean, is russia stopping the u.s., do you think, from going into syria? >> i think the russians are beginning to realize that this problem simply cannot be ignored, and their passive stance on it simply doesn't provide for any constructive solution, so i hope that they will work with us on this, and i think the more international consensus we have on what is to be done, the less likely is the danger that the removal of the regime will result in the fragmentation of syria all together and regional conflicts erupting. that is the real danger, and that's what people should be concentrating on. >> you know, some have made the comparison that getting involved with syria or in syria is similar to us getting involved in libya and taking action against libya. do you see it that way? >> not quite. i supported strongly the position that the united states took on libya because there was an identifiable enemy, and there was also a real sign of an or
as you know, russia has blocked action against al assad at the u.n., but some have speculate that had moscow may be considering a different aprove. i mean, is russia stopping the u.s., do you think, from going into syria? >> i think the russians are beginning to realize that this problem simply cannot be ignored, and their passive stance on it simply doesn't provide for any constructive solution, so i hope that they will work with us on this, and i think the more international consensus...
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he said santorum and others voted because they, quote, hate the u.n. >>> tragic ending to a month's long search for two missing cousins. coming up next, the news here today on these iowa girls last seen in july when they left for a bike ride. [ man ] in hong kong, on my way to the board meeting... anne's tablet called my phone. anne's tablet was chatting with a tablet in sydney... a desktop in zurich... and a telepresence room in brazil. the secure cloud helped us get some numbers from my assistant's pc in new york. and before i reached the top, the board meeting became a congrats we sold the company party. wait til my wife's phone hears about this. [ cellphone vibrating ] [ female announcer ] with cisco at the center, working together has never worked so well. >>> the families of two missing iowa girls preparing for the worst right now. hunters found two bodies in a wooded area just yesterday afternoon. near the area where 10-year-old lyric cook and 8-year-old cousin elizabeth collins last seen in july. >> i can tell you that we do have two bodies that had been found. right now, it's lo
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but this clearly is a provocation against all u.n. resolutions. >> it's a big difference, weaponizing with wmds or nukes. and maybe, victor, just weigh in on that. if there is this suspicion and if it bears any truth, that iran may have actually helped this process along, does that not equate to iran would be willing to help the process along in terms of nuclear warheads as well? >> that's entirely a possibility as well, ashleigh. i think that the relationship between iran and north korea, when it comes to this missile business, has been quite deep, quite robust. every iranian missile of the shahab design, from one through four, have all been north korean missiles. so there's a real history of cooperation there. and i would imagine that it would continue. with regard to whether this thing is a satellite or whatever it is, if the north koreans don't have control of it, that, to me, would not be that surprising, because they really don't have a full-fledged space program. they just disguise this as a space launch, but as the general sai
but this clearly is a provocation against all u.n. resolutions. >> it's a big difference, weaponizing with wmds or nukes. and maybe, victor, just weigh in on that. if there is this suspicion and if it bears any truth, that iran may have actually helped this process along, does that not equate to iran would be willing to help the process along in terms of nuclear warheads as well? >> that's entirely a possibility as well, ashleigh. i think that the relationship between iran and north...
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u.n. envoy to syria is flying here to dublin for this last-minute meeting with secretary of state hillary clinton and the russian foreign minister. it may signal that russia is finally willing to take u.n. action to send a message to bashar al assad to stop the killing. russia one of syria's few remaining allies and so far have agreed to any interactions to stop the killing of thousands of people. >> charlie rose here. the reporting that they're mixing the ingredients for chemical weapons influence what the russians may be doing? >> reporter: the russian foreign minister says that the outside russian government -- syrian government assures them that they are rumors. russia wants to be part of what comes next. if clinton can get russia to support at the u.n. security council, they could have sanctions that would cut seary off from any outside support. >> where does the violence stand? >> reporter: charlie we're told that rebels surround the city of damascus which has been an as assad strong
u.n. envoy to syria is flying here to dublin for this last-minute meeting with secretary of state hillary clinton and the russian foreign minister. it may signal that russia is finally willing to take u.n. action to send a message to bashar al assad to stop the killing. russia one of syria's few remaining allies and so far have agreed to any interactions to stop the killing of thousands of people. >> charlie rose here. the reporting that they're mixing the ingredients for chemical weapons...
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a u.n. report estimates two-thirds of north koreans suffer from chronic food shortage. $100 million, the money spent on the memorials, it-f it was spent on food would have brought enough corn to wipe out north korea's 500 ton food shortfall. most of our talk is about north korea's missiles but tonight's story struck a chord with us showing the greatest wrong done in north korea, aided by other countries, is to north koreans. piers morgan tonight starts now. [ male announcer ] introducing... a new way to save on your prescriptions. it's the aarp medicarerx saver plus plan from unitedhealthcare. with this plan, you can get copays as low as a dollar through a preferred network pharmacy like walgreens -- where you'll find 8,000 convenient locations. best of all, this plan has the lowest part d premium in the united states -- only $15 a month. open enrollment ends december 7th. so call today or visit your local walgreens. [ ding! ] losing your chex mix too easily? time to deploy the boring-popcor
a u.n. report estimates two-thirds of north koreans suffer from chronic food shortage. $100 million, the money spent on the memorials, it-f it was spent on food would have brought enough corn to wipe out north korea's 500 ton food shortfall. most of our talk is about north korea's missiles but tonight's story struck a chord with us showing the greatest wrong done in north korea, aided by other countries, is to north koreans. piers morgan tonight starts now. [ male announcer ] introducing... a...
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official says secretary of state hillary clinton plans to meet with russian diplomats and a u.n. peace envoy for syria. the civil war ramped up in recent days with violent attacks and the u.s. fears syria's leader bashar assad is closer to using chemical weapons against anti-government rebels. >>> a new warning about a baby recliner titled to several infant deaths. >> plus, new tires, gps upgrades? the tricky way state lawmakers got taxpayers to fix up their personal cars. >>> and an amazing rescue under water how a group of scuba divers helped free a giant pregnant whale shark when we come back. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, they cut off a thick rope tt had wrapped itself around te animal's body .. the whale k is 33 feet lon >>> a group of scuba dives in mexico rescued a pregnant whale shark. they cut off a thick rope that this wrapped itself around the animals' body. it could have been months or years. there's barnacles on the rope. the whale shark is 33 feet long. it weighs 15 tons. whale sharks are the largest fish species in existence. despite their size, they are considered har
official says secretary of state hillary clinton plans to meet with russian diplomats and a u.n. peace envoy for syria. the civil war ramped up in recent days with violent attacks and the u.s. fears syria's leader bashar assad is closer to using chemical weapons against anti-government rebels. >>> a new warning about a baby recliner titled to several infant deaths. >> plus, new tires, gps upgrades? the tricky way state lawmakers got taxpayers to fix up their personal cars....
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. >>> all the pressure on susan rice has apparently prompted the u.n. ambassador to take her san francisco out of consideration to become the next secretary of state. today president obama will meet privately with the ambassador. he says though he is still supporting her. >> i withdrew my name because i think it's the right thing for the country and i think it's the right thing for the president. >> her interest is in serving me but more importantly serving the country and she has done an outstanding job. i couldn't be prouder. >> massachusetts senator john kerry is now considered the most likely nominee for secretary of state. >>> the u.s. is sending missiles and troops to turkey in case of a syrian missile attack there. defense secretary leon panetta signed an order today on his way to turkey. it calls for 400 u.s. soldiers and patriot air defense missiles. germany and the netherlands will also be sending missiles and troops to turkey. >>> a late meeting at the white house yesterday between president obama and speaker of the house john boehner. the pa
. >>> all the pressure on susan rice has apparently prompted the u.n. ambassador to take her san francisco out of consideration to become the next secretary of state. today president obama will meet privately with the ambassador. he says though he is still supporting her. >> i withdrew my name because i think it's the right thing for the country and i think it's the right thing for the president. >> her interest is in serving me but more importantly serving the country and...
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the launch would also violate two u.n. security council resolutions. >>> well, dogs usually chase cars, right? that's what we normally see. turns out there are a few that can drive as well. these are animal trainers in new zealand who taught three dogs to actually start a vehicle, drive a track down the track and then stop, right? it's -- this is not just a stunt, though. it's making youtube. it's an animal rights group that is -- it wants people to see what rescue dogs are actually capable of doing. this is the hope. they hope that the dogs are going to end up in good homes as well. >>> topt get right to it. the big battle over the fiscal cliff getting increasingly contentious. as we know, time is running out. just 27 days to go until more than $500 billion in automatic spending cuts and tax hikes actually kick in. now, the president, he is standing firm saying there's not going to be a deal medicals taxes for the wealthiest americans go up. the president is offering $400 billion in cuts from entitlements, but he also wan
the launch would also violate two u.n. security council resolutions. >>> well, dogs usually chase cars, right? that's what we normally see. turns out there are a few that can drive as well. these are animal trainers in new zealand who taught three dogs to actually start a vehicle, drive a track down the track and then stop, right? it's -- this is not just a stunt, though. it's making youtube. it's an animal rights group that is -- it wants people to see what rescue dogs are actually...
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as alison burns reports, the u.n. is getting input from from several countries about how to respond. >> reporter: i just received a statement from the u.n. secretary-general saying he deplores north korea's rocket launch because it clearly violents security council demand. this is a live look at a webcast we're bringing in from the united nations. the 15-member security counsel will be meeting behind closed doors to discuss north korea's latest provocation. the u.s. and its allies want tougher sanctions on north korea but without support from china, options could be limited. this is video from overnight of the celebrations in north korea after the successful rocket launch. many countries believe it is north korea's way of testing its long-range ballistic missile technology. of course, the united states is very concerned about north korea's weapons capabilities this year. robert gates said north korea was within five years of being able to strike the continental united states. the white house condemns the missil launch
as alison burns reports, the u.n. is getting input from from several countries about how to respond. >> reporter: i just received a statement from the u.n. secretary-general saying he deplores north korea's rocket launch because it clearly violents security council demand. this is a live look at a webcast we're bringing in from the united nations. the 15-member security counsel will be meeting behind closed doors to discuss north korea's latest provocation. the u.s. and its allies want...
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first, she has not resigned from her post at the u.n., as u.s. ambassador, but there's also talks, sources tell me, of her taking on the role of the president's national security adviser here in the west wing, a post that does not require senate confirmation, where she can be highly political and it actually serves the president very well. so expect her to continue serving there. and if i can just bring you some updated news, the president's meeting with speaker boehner, i'm told, has broken up. i will bring you an update on what happened there as soon as i have it, wolf. >> we'll get back to you very soon. thanks very much, jessica, for that. susan rice clearly sounding as if, at least for now, she wants to stay on as the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, and if she can, she doesn't need to be confirmed once again for that position. now that susan rice is out of the running to become the secretary of state, senator john kerry seems to be a shoo-in to become the next secretary of state, seceding hillary clinton. let's bring in our congressio
first, she has not resigned from her post at the u.n., as u.s. ambassador, but there's also talks, sources tell me, of her taking on the role of the president's national security adviser here in the west wing, a post that does not require senate confirmation, where she can be highly political and it actually serves the president very well. so expect her to continue serving there. and if i can just bring you some updated news, the president's meeting with speaker boehner, i'm told, has broken...
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it may signal that russia is finally willing to take u.n. action to send a message to bashar al assad to stop the killing. one of april saud's few remaining allies and so faro posed action to intervene the crisis that killed nearly 40,000 people. >> margaret, charlie rose here. has the report that david martin has, the story that david martin has reported that they're mixing the ingredients of chemical weapons influenced what the russians may be doing? >> reporter: well, the russian foreign minister said that the assad government assures them that the reports that syria is readying chemical weapons are rumors. adamant among today's meeting, charlie, a signal russia wants to be a part of what comes next. if clinton can get them to support at the security council, they could roll out tough sanctions cutting syria off from any remains support. >> where does the violence stand? >> reporter: well, charlie, we're told that rebels surround the city of damascus which has been an assad stronghold. secretary of state hillary clinton says that bash ar
it may signal that russia is finally willing to take u.n. action to send a message to bashar al assad to stop the killing. one of april saud's few remaining allies and so faro posed action to intervene the crisis that killed nearly 40,000 people. >> margaret, charlie rose here. has the report that david martin has, the story that david martin has reported that they're mixing the ingredients of chemical weapons influenced what the russians may be doing? >> reporter: well, the russian...
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we're joined once again by the former u.n. ambassador, the former new mexico governor, bill richardson. as that piece was ending, governor, you were about to go in to meet with their chief negotiator. what was your sense coming out of that meeting and coming from that visit? do you find them reasonable, especially in light of what we're facing today? >> i did find them reasonable, but these were the foreign ministry types, the nuclear negotiator, the vice foreign minister in charge of the united states. they're moderates in the sense of the power structure in north korea. what concerns me is, one, i want to hope that they're still in power. they are, but whether they still have influence. the concern i have is the north korean military. i met some there, but there's been a lot of purging of some of the north korean military officials that have been in power. now, i don't know if the purging means that more moderates have come in or more conservatives, certainly more of kim jong-un, the new leader's people, are in. so the big p
we're joined once again by the former u.n. ambassador, the former new mexico governor, bill richardson. as that piece was ending, governor, you were about to go in to meet with their chief negotiator. what was your sense coming out of that meeting and coming from that visit? do you find them reasonable, especially in light of what we're facing today? >> i did find them reasonable, but these were the foreign ministry types, the nuclear negotiator, the vice foreign minister in charge of the...
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. >> this is against the u.n. security council resolutions and we are monitoring the situation closely. and working very closely with the self-defense force and the ministry of defense. this is a dangerous situation. and we do not support those actions right now by north korea. bill: steven yates, sir, good morning and welcome back here to america's newsroom. it's been some time since we talked about this issue. now it's back and on the plate. >> any time you are dealing with long range missile capability it will be a concern. we have thousands of troops stationed in japan and korea. there is talk of being able to reach los angeles or the western coast. no north korean test so far has reached that near abroad. bill: what would korea want to prove with this launch? >> always dangerous to try to climb into the mind of a north korean leader. but there would have to be a domestic component to the situation. there are important elections taking place in japan on the 16th and south korea on the 19th of this month. well
. >> this is against the u.n. security council resolutions and we are monitoring the situation closely. and working very closely with the self-defense force and the ministry of defense. this is a dangerous situation. and we do not support those actions right now by north korea. bill: steven yates, sir, good morning and welcome back here to america's newsroom. it's been some time since we talked about this issue. now it's back and on the plate. >> any time you are dealing with long...
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that comes an one u.n. official confirms four such missiles were picked up by military satellite.concern both if washington and the world is that the scuds could be loaded with chemical weapons and unleashed on the citizens. nick payton walsh is in beirut following the latest developments. what do you know, nick? >> reporter: as you say, they have denied that scud missiles were used. they're point to go longer range missiles. scud is a nickname for that in some ways. the "new york times" citing u.s. officials and in fact these four to six missiles fired recently were in fact aimed at a base in the north of the country which has been recently overrun by rebels. a key facility and perhaps that's the regime trying to flatten it in a scorched earth policy. but very worrying for those who see as perhaps the end of the assad regime comes nearer, they may be resorting to the more can deadly brutal and heavy weapons. >> so can you tell us more about the russian diplomat who said assad is losing more and more contro
that comes an one u.n. official confirms four such missiles were picked up by military satellite.concern both if washington and the world is that the scuds could be loaded with chemical weapons and unleashed on the citizens. nick payton walsh is in beirut following the latest developments. what do you know, nick? >> reporter: as you say, they have denied that scud missiles were used. they're point to go longer range missiles. scud is a nickname for that in some ways. the "new york...
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the russians have blocked all u.n. security council resolutions aimed at stopping the civil war in syria. they have vetoed sanctions against the assad regime and provided weapons to government troops fighting the rebels. now their most powerful ally says assad might be losing. they're not alone. head of nato today said this. irng the regime in damascus is approaching collapse. i think now it is only a question of time. but those people, they're the politicians, want to see the real side of syria's civil war, the streets where people are caught up in the crossfire dying there. what you're about to say you can only see here on cnn. this is a teenager risking his life to save a stranger. here's arwa damon. >> reporter: a fighter slithering across the street, his body hugging the cold pavement. yards away a woman lies motionless. she's been shot by a sniper. her rescuer is not a relative nor a neighbor. he's never met her. he's just 17. he knew he had to save the woman or die trying. when we met him later he tells us we ha
the russians have blocked all u.n. security council resolutions aimed at stopping the civil war in syria. they have vetoed sanctions against the assad regime and provided weapons to government troops fighting the rebels. now their most powerful ally says assad might be losing. they're not alone. head of nato today said this. irng the regime in damascus is approaching collapse. i think now it is only a question of time. but those people, they're the politicians, want to see the real side of...
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looking frail and in a wheelchair, he urged senators to support a u.n. treaty guaranteeing equal rights for disabled people. but his fellow republicans rejected the treaty, saying it threatened national sovereignty. >>> and in missouri, what a sight here, as demolition crews imploded parts of the blanchette bridge. that crosses the missouri river. that is some 4.5 million pounds of steel dropping to the water in a matter of seconds. 75% of the bridge is being replaced or rebuilt. >>> finally, there's a new lottery mystery this morning. it is a monster jackpot, there for the taking. no one's coming forward. and no, we're not talking about powerball. we're not talking about this country. in england, no one's claimed a national lottery prize of about $103 million. 63 million pounds. the remarkable thing, the deadline to claim it is today. it is hours from now. lottery officials, desperate to give this money to the winner, are using a town cryer, riding in a lamborghini, asking people to look in their couches and in the trash. to make sure they're not holdin
looking frail and in a wheelchair, he urged senators to support a u.n. treaty guaranteeing equal rights for disabled people. but his fellow republicans rejected the treaty, saying it threatened national sovereignty. >>> and in missouri, what a sight here, as demolition crews imploded parts of the blanchette bridge. that crosses the missouri river. that is some 4.5 million pounds of steel dropping to the water in a matter of seconds. 75% of the bridge is being replaced or rebuilt....
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but behind closed doors, she will be meeting with her russian counterpart and that u.n. envoy talking about syria. the u.s. and russia have been on opposite sides of that conflict in sirah -- conflict in syria. however today's meeting is suggesting a possible compromising. all of this comes as fox news reports, the syrian military is mixing deadly chemical weapons. the syrian government has not confirmed they have these weapons, saying only it could not use -- it would not use that type of weapon against its people. president obama has warned of serious consequences if the syrian government uses those chemicals in that civil war. >>> allegations of spying on the high seas. the america's cup controversy involving the oracle racing team. >>> and we're looking live outside of traffic. that's the bay bridge toll plaza. tara is coming back, one more commute look. >>> in about 30 minutes a hearing will get underway in san francisco to determine the fate of a pit -- pit bull that attacked a u.s. park patrol officer's horse. the horse named stony was bitten by a pit bull named c
but behind closed doors, she will be meeting with her russian counterpart and that u.n. envoy talking about syria. the u.s. and russia have been on opposite sides of that conflict in sirah -- conflict in syria. however today's meeting is suggesting a possible compromising. all of this comes as fox news reports, the syrian military is mixing deadly chemical weapons. the syrian government has not confirmed they have these weapons, saying only it could not use -- it would not use that type of...
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it's very tough right now, and i understand the frustrations that led the palestinians, the u.n. i understand the frustrations of the israelis and the presen situation. but the fact is, when all of that frustration is done, you have to get back to the reality. and the reality is there is only one way of stabilizing the situation and that is getting back to a credible negotiation with a frame work shaping it that allows us to negotiate a two-state solution. i still believe despite people saying there's no way it can happen, it's the only answer. >> is there any hope in the immediate future, those talks, direct face-to-face negotiations between the israelis and palestinians will get off the ground? >> it's possible. we've discussed this many times, wolf. most of the time we've been talking about the latest impact. but president obama has been re-elected here in the u.s. i know he feels deeply about this issue. he regards peace between israelis and palestinians as a genuine strategic interest of the united states. and we're going to have i think a fresh opportunity to go back to thi
it's very tough right now, and i understand the frustrations that led the palestinians, the u.n. i understand the frustrations of the israelis and the presen situation. but the fact is, when all of that frustration is done, you have to get back to the reality. and the reality is there is only one way of stabilizing the situation and that is getting back to a credible negotiation with a frame work shaping it that allows us to negotiate a two-state solution. i still believe despite people saying...
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was just released from the hospital a week ago, and he visited the senate to push for passage of a u.n. treaty, guaranteeing rights for the disabled, but even his appearance was not enough to sway fellow republicans. that treaty, in fact, failed to pass. >>> and roger ailes, the head of fox news, reportedly tried to get general david petraeus to run for president. a one-time republican strategist, even offered to quit his job to run the campaign. but petraeus turned down the suggestion and took the job as head of the cia instead. and get this. the reason why he said -- this was a 90-minute conversation he had with fox news national security analyst, kathleen mcfarland who went on ailes' behest to pitch this. petraeus said at the time my wife would divorce me if i decided to run. i love my wife. we have a beautiful house with his and hers bathrooms, believe it or not. i just want to live in it. i've never spent a night in it. >> he was doing other things, i guess. >>> it's also raising an interesting debate. should the head of a news organization be actively involved in recruiting candi
was just released from the hospital a week ago, and he visited the senate to push for passage of a u.n. treaty, guaranteeing rights for the disabled, but even his appearance was not enough to sway fellow republicans. that treaty, in fact, failed to pass. >>> and roger ailes, the head of fox news, reportedly tried to get general david petraeus to run for president. a one-time republican strategist, even offered to quit his job to run the campaign. but petraeus turned down the suggestion...